Emmy award winner Lena Waithe’s new Showtime series “The Chi” will premiere Sunday, Jan. 7, at 9 p.m., the cable network has announced in a press release distributed on Wednesday. Produced entirely in its namesake city, THE CHI is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. The ensemble cast includes Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton), Jacob Latimore (Sleight), Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (Queen of Katwe), Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Yolonda Ross (Treme, The Get Down), Armando Riesco (Bull) and Tiffany Boone (The Following). Kevin (Hibbert) is the pre-teen who must step past shattered illusions and embrace the normal rites…

Nomophobia isn’t the fear of not getting any more of something. It’s the scientific term for the fear of not having your smartphone. Sufferers of nomophobia are easy to spot because they appear unable to free their hand from their mobile device. According to scientists and experts, mankind is currently experiencing a mass volume mobile device addiction crisis. (Global warming, however, is still a myth.) For a hundred logical reasons, smartphones have become America’s third hand. (Or fourth leg.) Men, women, privileged children, and some really fortunate animals have lent so much of their souls to their digital companions that it seems we can literally no longer live without them. I’ve no data on the…

Change is good, evolution is necessary. However not all things need reassignment. Some stuff in life is just fine the way it is. About a month ago, everybody’s favorite drug dealing rapper, Jay-Z, released his 4:44 album. Though the album was scrutinized and highly criticized by the female listeners, for a lot of different reasons, it is still regarded as a milestone in rap music. To most people, it marked Jay-Z’s attempt at ushering in a more mature attitude towards the music. And let’s be honest; what Jay-Z does we all follow. Overall, the album was Shawn Carter’s admission of having flaws and making his way through life as a man. 75% of Hiphopolis praised…

Without giving specifics, I am probably just as old or a little bit older than most of you. I can remember telephones with chords, smoking sections in restaurants, cars with tape decks, and life before cable television and the glorious internet. And I’ve been a part of Hip Hop for as long as Hip Hop has been Hip Hop, if that makes any sense. *Insert old man emoji* I’ve digested tons of music, mostly rap, over my lifetime. And one thing that I’ve always heralded as an important aspect of any musical genre is its lyricism. Seriously. What’s the point of having a song if the words don’t mean anything? Well, that’s what I used…

Soooooo Charles Oakley just got into a fight at he Knicks game. pic.twitter.com/klZBD89VI7 — Ian Schafer (@ischafer) February 9, 2017 Charles Oakley may be 53 years old but he still got hands for anyone who wants em. Courtside for Wednesday night’s Knicks game, Oakley engaged in a war of words with someone near him for some unknown reason. In the video Oakley can be seen pointing at the floor before shoving security and punching a man behind him. No word on what the term ramifications will be for Oakley but I bet he won’t say sorry.

🐐🐐🐐 pic.twitter.com/aeFkUKtJhd — SB Nation (@SBNation) February 7, 2017 From slander to slam duck…or three pointer rather. At the conclusion of Monday’s game against the Washington Wizards, LeBron James just in time to sink a buzzer beating three pointer to tie the game and send it to overtime. At the time of this writing, the game is still in progress with the Wizards up by 3.

Nearly five years after GLORY made its sole appearance in the Capital of Europe, the world’s premier kickboxing league returns for GLORY 39 Brussels and GLORY 39 SuperFight Series on Saturday, March 25. Forest National once again plays host to the top strikers on the planet, including many of Western Europe’s best, as they put it all on the line for the Belgian crowd. Newly crowned GLORY welterweight champion Cédric “The Best” Doumbé (65-4-1, 39 KO) of France headlines GLORY 39 Brussels, defending his belt for the first time against Swiss striker and No. 2 ranked welterweight Yoann Kongolo (64-8, 46 KO). The challenger Kongolo holds two victories over the champion Doumbé, earning a unanimous decision in each previous encounter…

Steph… to DELL… for THREE!! pic.twitter.com/1W9lroCF4O — CSN Warriors News (@CSNWarriors) February 2, 2017 Life father like son. Dell Curry, aka Steph Curry’s dad aka the O.G. Chef Curry with the pot boy had to remind his son how it’s done. Curry, who is currently a color commentator for the Charlotte Hornets’ television broadcasts, was on the court while his son was warming up. Like every mischievous son, the younger Curry lobbed his sports coat and slacks wearing father a ball and dared him to take a shot. Without missing a beat, the elder Curry tossed up a shot from the sidelines near half court and banked it in like he was still his son…

It appears a fight may really be on the horizon for Floyd Mayweather and Connor McGregor. According MMAFighting.com is prepared to put his MMA career on hold to face off against Mayweather. “That fight is more than just being explored,” McGregor said from Manchester. “That fight has been in the works awhile now. Look, there’s a lot of steps to get through to get the fight going, but it’s the fight to make. It’s the fight the people want. It’s the fight I want. I know I’m confident going in there. “I’ve got the reach. I’ve got youth. I’ve got the confidence. I’ve got the unpredictable style. You can’t prepare for a style like me. A…